Children ages 3-8 are welcome to join us Monday evenings this summer. Each child who attends will get a free book to take home! Continue reading
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If you missed our Summer Choir concert, check out our live video of it on our FB page HERE: https://www.facebook.com/ucc48813/videos/340861003268200/ Continue reading
The Open and Affirming (ONA) Committee has been working hard to bring our church opportunities to learn more about the Open and Affirming process. On June 2, 2019 we were honored to have Karen Holcomb-Merrill, a member of First Congregational … Continue reading
When faced with a loss, it is never easy making all the adjustments to your new life. Grief is something we will all face in our life and while it is unique to us, there are many things we share … Continue reading
It began as The Mitten Tree. Outreach Board decided they wished to keep the giving tree concept growing. In keeping with spring clean up ideas, Giving Tree:
The June theme is basic kitchen essentials for Housing Services. Continue reading
If you have not stopped by to take a look at the labyrinth be sure to do so. It is FINISHED! If you visit after dark you will see the glow stones in action. A childrens’ space is being planned and spring spruce up is needed. If you would like to join into Commons planning and/or maintenance, contact the church office. Continue reading
When our parents told us that politics and religion weren’t topics for polite conversation they weren’t thinking like the living Jesus.
Jesus was a politician who fought the corporate, greed-driven takeover of his God-centric country. He debated publically the educated religious and wealthy elite of his country on philosophy and faith; pointing out what is God-thought and what is temporal blunder, greed, lust or ambition.
Easter is a good time to get right with actual Jesus. The Jesus you meet in my classroom on Tuesday nights is the Jesus who lived 2000 years ago and we explore modern proclamation from the living Jesuses who still speak like him today.
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In case you ever wondered, First Congregational has handicap accessibility. From our Welcome Page: Both of our buildings are handicap accessible. The main building has a newly remodeled ramp on its northwest corner, and features an elevator inside the building. … Continue reading
This seminar was a wonderful examination of beliefs and ethical teachings associated with various world religions with the goal of increasing our ability to acquire a greater awareness of and appreciation for the diversity and similarities among the world’s religions. Audio recordings are available HERE so that you might study various aspects of the world’s religions and enjoy a deepened capacity for compassion and respect towards others in general.
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“’If you are more fortunate than others, it is better that you should build a longer table, than a taller fence.’ To me, the simplicity and eloquence of this apparently anonymous quote sums up my experience serving in Florida with UCC Disaster Ministries on a hurricane recovery volunteer work team.” – Commentary by Scott Smiley Continue reading